Antarctica
Subtitle: a biography
By: David Day
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 614
ISBN-13: 9780199861453
Subjects: Environmental conditions; Discovery and exploration; Explorers; Biography; History
Description: Explains the history of Antarctica, focusing on the explorers and sailors drawn to the continent, the scientific investigations that have taken place there, and the geopolitical implications of the landmass.
Notes: Originally published: Australia : Random House Australia, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 587-593) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: 1770s; title: 1780-1820; title: 1821-1838; title: 1839-1843; title: 1843-1895; title: 1895-1906; title: 1907-1912; title: 1912-1918; title: 1919-1926; title: 1926-1928; title: 1929-1930; title: 1931-1933; title: 1934-1936; title: 1937-1938; title: 1939-1941; title: 1941-1945; title: 1945-1947; title: 1948-1951; title: 1952-1956; title: 1957-1960; title: 1961-2012; title: Epilogue.